How did I not find this out until today? Tuesday night, AFI hosted their usual yearly segment 100 Films, 100 Years in a different way: the ten best movies in ten different genres. I never even knew that they were doing it. Usually I don’t agree with these boogers, but some of these here, you just have to. Here are the films and their respective categories.
Top 10 Animation:
10. Finding Nemo
9. Cinderella
8. Shrek
7. Beauty and the Beast
6. Toy Story
5. Fantasia
4. The Lion King
3. Bambi
2. Pinocchio
1. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
Top 10 Romantic Comedies:
10. Sleepless in Seattle
9. Harold and Maude
8. Moonstruck
7. Adam’s Rib
6. When Harry Met Sally…
5. The Philadelphia Story
4. Roman Holiday
3. It Happened One Night
2. Annie Hall
1. City Lights
Top 10 Western:
10. Cat Ballou
9. Stagecoach
8. McCabe and Mr. Miller
7. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
6. The Wild Bunch
5. Red River
4. Unforgiven
3. Shane
2. High Noon
1. The Searchers
Top 10 Sports:
10. Jerry Maguire
9. National Velvet
8. Breaking Away
7. Caddyshack
6. The Hustler
5. Bull Durham
4. Hoosiers
3. The Pride of the Yankees
2. Rocky
1. Raging Bull
Top 10 Mystery:
10. The Usual Suspects
9. Dial M For Murder
8. Blue Velvet
7. North by Northwest
6. The Maltese Falcon
5. The Third Man
4. Laura
3. Rear Window
2. Chinatown
1. Vertigo
Top 10 Fantasy:
10. Big
9. The Thief of Bagdad
8. Groundhog’s Day
7. Harvey
6. Field of Dreams
5. Miracle on 34th Street
4. King Kong
3. It’s A Wonderful Life
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
1. The Wizard of Oz
Top 10 Sci-Fi:
10. Back to the Future
9. Invasion of the Body Snatchers
8. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
7. Alien
6. Blade Runner
5. The Day The Earth Stood Still
4. A Clockwork Orange
3. E.T. – The Extra Terrestrial
2. Star Wars
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey
Top 10 Gangster:
10. Scarface
9. Little Caesar
8. The Public Enemy
7. Pulp Fiction
6. Scarface: The Shame of a Nation
5. Bonnie and Clyde
4. White Heat
3. The Godfather: Part II
2. Goodfellas
1. The Godfather
Top 10 Courtroom Drama:
10. Judgment at Nuremberg
9. A Cry In The Dark
8. In Cold Blood
7. Anatomy Of A Murder
6. Witness For The Protection
5. A Few Good Men
4. The Verdict
3. Kramer Vs. Kramer
2. 12 Angry Men1. To Kill A Mockingbird
Top 10 Epic:
10. The Ten Commandments
9. Red
8. Saving Private Ryan
7. All Quiet On The Western Front
6. Titanic
5. Spartacus
4. Gone With The Wind
3. Schindler’s List
2. Ben-Hur
1. Lawrence of Arabia
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I have to admit they did a great job in the sci-fi category. That "Courtroom Drama" is on there is a joke though. "Horror" and "Musicals" aren't considered genres by the AFI I guess lol.